Right – Parts I through III of this series have covered the theory, if you will, of becoming a cycling fan. If you fit the profile of the fictional reader I have in my head – you’ll have read those three sections, and now be sailing aboard a glorious ship of knowledge upon the glistening […]

Part II covered races, and how to race them. Racing, really being what the sport is. So, to that end, we’ll need some people to actually do the racing. Those folk, conveniently enough, are called racers – and this post will be dealing with the varying varieties of them. Varying, indeed, because the style and terrain of […]

Time to get more specific. Some of this stuff will have undoubtedly been covered in Part I, but only partially – so stick with it. This section’s about the different types of races within road cycling, and the tactics involved in riding them successfully. Before that though – some context. The UCI World Tour (that […]

Sorry about the title, it was just too appealing to bin. Welcome to Professional Cycling for Dummies, a basic, bare-essentials tool kit for becoming a cycling fan. It’s a brilliant sport, and you’ll love it, I promise. I’m writing this for a couple of reasons. One: it’s a great writing exercise. Two: I have an […]